NGC 3745

NGC 3745
DECam image of NGC 3745 and the members of the Copeland Septet
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h 37m 44.434s
Declination+22d 01m 16.64s
Redshift0.031577
Heliocentric radial velocity9,467 km/s
Distance471 Mly (144.4 Mpc)
Group or clusterCopeland Septet
Apparent magnitude (V)15.2
Characteristics
TypeSB(s)0, E-S0
Size74,500 ly
Other designations
PGC 36001, MCG +04-28-004, Copeland Septet NED01, 2MASX J11374443+2201170, SDSS J113744.43+220116.5, HCG 057G, NSA 112840, SSTSL2 J113744.44+220116.6, LEDA 36001

NGC 3745 is a lenticular galaxy with a bar structure[1] located in the constellation of Leo.[2][3] NGC 3745 is located 471 million light-years away from the Solar System[4] and was discovered by Ralph Copeland on April 5, 1874, but also observed by Hermann Kobold, Lawrence Parsons and John Louis Emil Dreyer.[5]

Copeland Septet

NGC 3745 is a member of the Copeland Septet.[6] The other members of the group are NGC 3746, NGC 3748, NGC 3750, NGC 3751, NGC 3753 and NGC 3754.[7]

Sloan Digital Sky Survey image of NGC 3745 which is located above NGC 3746.

Halton Arp noticed the group when he published the article in 1966.[8] The group is designated as Arp 320 in which another galaxy PGC 36010, is part of it.[9]

This group was also observed by Paul Hickson, in which he included them inside his article in 1982.[10] This group is known as Hickson 57, in which NGC 3745 is designated as HCG 57G.[11]

References

  1. ^ "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3745". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Astronomy, Go. "NGC 3745 | galaxy in Leo | NGC List | GO ASTRONOMY". Go-Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  4. ^ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 3700 - 3749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  6. ^ Bakich, Michael E. (2024-01-01). "Copeland's Septet". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  7. ^ "Copeland's Septet (Hickson Compact Group 57) – Constellation Guide". www.constellation-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  8. ^ "NED Search Results for ARP 320". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  9. ^ "Copeland's Septet (Arp 320) - Astronomy Magazine - Interactive Star Charts, Planets, Meteors, Comets, Telescopes". cs.astronomy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  10. ^ Hickson, P. (1982-04-01). "Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal. 255: 382–391. Bibcode:1982ApJ...255..382H. doi:10.1086/159838. ISSN 0004-637X.
  11. ^ "Data from Revised NGC and IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinickle - NGC 3700 to 3799". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-03.